River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-21
WISCONSIN NEWS.

were tiupoItfiN suspended on account
of high water.
The gospel temperance meetings ut
Eau Claire have resulted in over 500
signers to the pledge
4 few days since ut Turtle Lake. a
young man named Henry Maxcy had a
Leg eat OF by the ears. His home Is ut
Turtle Lake
The body Of Ell Hartley was brought
down 10 Chippewa Falls from rhornap-
pie. where he was drowned on Tuesday.
Il was sent to his home at Montreal.
Canada.
Joseph Blake was brought to Chip
pewa Fails. from WeyorhauSer and
placed in the Sister hospital tie was
struck by living log and probably
fatally injured.
\ special from Portage SAYS Schum-
acher q Sons. dealers in dry
goods and clothing, made an assign
ment Monday evening tot. L. Deering
The nominal assets are $4,000 The
liabilities are $4,000. Cause. dali
ness Of trade
a syndicate has been formed. con-
sisting principally of Eastern capitalists
who own property at Superior. TO build
Il palace hotel there costing 500. 900
The exact locality has not vet been
made known. but it j. thought it will
be built on the old Nicollet house site.
J. b. Soquet WIS arrested recently.
at Green Bay. on the charge on the
charge of having murdered hi, wife.
/ He claimed that her death was dee 70
fal down stairs The sheriff
proceeded to diSiuter the remains.
The coffin was empty The lid had
been crushed in. evidently with an axe.
At Milwaukee the girls inthe cardins
department of the Meua>ba wooden
mills Went ON a strike Saturday after
noon The proprietor> of the mill or
d,red all the windows facing the street
painted recently so that he girls en-
pl Byed would attend strictly to business
and not be tempted 30 watch pass,rs
by. The girls refuse to return unless
the paint is removed.
Goodrich & Wagner. successors TO
Ball 4 Goodrich. the oldest wholesale
gro ers in Milwaukee. made "a volun-
tary assignment to b. X. Miller, who
furnished bonds in the sum of $4,000
This sum represents the assets, The
liabilities are unknown. 4 member Of
the firm says that the assignment was
brought about TO settle a disagreement
between the partners, and not owing
70 the pressure of creditors or poor bus
mess.
The second biennial session Of the
Wisconsin legislature adieurued sinedie
at 4'oclock on the afternoon of the 18th.
after ninety-four DAYS Of work. 4
large number of important measures
left with the Governor during the clos
ing days viii not receive his signature.
Among them are the ones prohibiting
gambling in stocks and grain by bucket
shops. boards of trade and chambers of
commerce: making he regents Of the
university elective state officers. and APP
propriating so. 900 toestabl~h school
for idiotic children.
The new imabcr freight rates 10 the
Southwest from Eau Claire aud DEEPEN
dant points. issued since The Interstate
act went into force are very uusatisfac-
tory TO the lumber ma IufactuIies of
Eau Claire and the point whose rates
are based on Eau Clair diiIerential
These Interests representing an annual
lumber cut of one billion feet, have long
complained AT the discrimination in IA
vor Of Chicago aud Mississippi river
points 70 the Southwestern markets
They are now determined TO fight and
viii call the attention Of the interstate
commission to the matter.
DR. Bruil. who was arrested at
Dodgeyille on the charge of having
poisoned his wife 10 secure the Iisur-
ance amounting 10 $4,000 died in Jail
on the 18th. 1t is supposed to be
case of suicide This note was found
on him: | feel a. if / was about to take
change of venue to the Supreme
judge on High If 50. the Judge is
just and more inclined to mercy am
feeling very badly. Ny heart seems to
have great work to-day Don't let
them remove me 10 the jail todie. Dir.
Bruil was a leading physician and poll
tician.
At Milwaukee. At II O'Clock at light.
on the 18TH. fire broke out I'D the whole
sale drug store OF the Chas. Baambach
on Market square, near the
ST. Charles hotel. aud the building is
now i'm ruins The ire orr giDated in
the cellar. where two clerks were en-
gagged IN getting ont goods 20 fiji orders.
4 warn sh barrel burst. ald Instantly
there was an explosion and a flash Of
flame. Rudolph label, one Of the
clerks. was quickly taken outi1 diving
He is 30 badly burned that
il is thought that he cannot Ege. His
John Weber. was thrown
some distance and buddy hurt. but will
recover. Instantly after the explosion
the employees Oh the upper floors rushed
)ut Of the building. which soon becamea
mass Of seethiug flames. The fire found
he roof through the elevator shaft, and
the central fire station Is only
3 block distant, when the fremen ar
lived At the scene the doomed building
.ould not be entered The heat was in
ense, ard the fir for Some time threat
.ned the cigar n15nufactOrv IF Mic
simon. on the north side. between the
3am1bach building aud the St. Charles
lO.el The building was owned BY
Rudolph Nunuemacher II costs $22.-
100, and was insured for sl5. 600. The
oss on the stock is $l25, 600 and the in
urauce SO. O00